Crops are growing rapidly, which removes soil moisture... The abnormally dry area tripled in a week including all of Cass County. Plus parts of five south central and two northern panhandle counties are experiencing moderate drought. Click on the image for the home page of the UNL drought monitor. Nebraska is not alone. Let's think seriously about conserving water.

Read the latest Keep Cass County Beautiful Newsletter by clicking HERE. Click on the image to go directly to the web site.

Historical tidbits...

July 6th, 1944 - Lt. Jack Roosevelt Robinson refuses to move to the back of a civilian contract bus at Camp Hood (now Fort Hood) Texas and is courtmartialled. Link to the National Archives for details.

"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. - Jack Robinson

July 9th, 1942 - Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the attic above her father’s office in an Amsterdam warehouse.

"I live in a crazy time." - Anne Frank

July 10th, 1985 - Coca-Cola Co. announces it will resume selling “old formula Coke,” following public outcry and falling sales of its “new Coke.” Click on the image for the US News and World Report article

“We did not understand the deep emotions of so many of our customers for Coca-Cola,” - Coca Cola President Donald R. Keough

July 12th, 1804 - Alexander Hamilton is mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr.

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"Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow. Delay may give clearer light as to what is best to be done." - Aaron Burr